He and his Mennonite descendants kept at it through wars, depressions, three fires in 16 years, floods, family feuds and technological change.
Although the UN has said it will not pull its aid workers out of Burundi, it has scaled down its operations, confining its staff to the capital, Bujumbura.The government blamed the attack on "genocidal terrorists", its usual term for the Hutu insurgents who have kept Burundi at war for the past six years.
Salter kept at it through the war, discreetly; he was wary of being seen even reading.
I was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and kept at Changi prisoner of war camp in Singapore.
First, that the impact of the great war in the 20 years that separated it from what became the second world war was much less in Britain than in other parts of Europe; the shadow of the war was kept at bay by the many positive aspects of Britain's post-1918 history.
So he kept saying, 'Ma'am, I need to come in.' And I kept telling him, 'I'm sorry, but you can't come in".' As much as possible, the reality of war is kept at a distance from the American people, which is a shame.
At Quebec these seven were ransomed by the Iroquois to the British authorities, and were kept at Quebec as prisoners of war until the treaty of 1783.
In the meantime, however, the war must be kept at its current level in order to prevent the full involvement of the United States military.
The wall stabilised a precarious situation in Europe and kept at bay the prospect of a third world war.
Until now, the shadow of old Cold War rivalries over the territory has largely been kept at bay.
